PSYC 2250 Exam 2 Questions With Correct Answers.

PSYC 2250 Exam 2 Questions With Correct
Answers


External Validity |




the extent to which the results of a research study can be generalized
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Threats to External Validity
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any characteristic of a study that limits the ability to generalize the
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study's results
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3 Kinds of Generalization
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1. Generalization from a sample to the general population
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2. Generalization from one research study to another
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3. Generalization from a research study to a real-world situation
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Categories of Threats to External Validity
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Category 1: generalizing across participants or subjects
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Category 2: generalizing across features of a study
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, Category 3: generalizing across features of the measures
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Threats to Generalizing Across Participants or Subjects
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selection bias, over-utilizing college students, volunteer bias, participant
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characteristics, cross-species generalizations
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Threats to Generalizing Across Features of a Study
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novelty effects (stress level, overemphasized manipulation), multiple
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treatment interference (fatigue, practice), experimenter characteristics
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Threats to Generalizing Across Features of the Measures
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sensitization, generality across response measure, time of measurement
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Frequency Claim |




a claim that describes a particular rate or degree of a single variable
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Association Claim |